Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-10-21

half though the postoiiice. Many Jackson
ladies buy tickets every month
ltsko Nuismer of Muskegon, who during
quarrel on the night of the 4th of July
last shot his 6'-yesr old father, who died
the next day, has been convicted OF man
slaughter. Young Nuismer claimed that
the shooting was done in solf-defsnse, as
his father tried to cut him with knife.
Tho body OF Capt John Curran Of the
lost schooner Havana, came ashore near
st. Joseph the other day. He did not
seem TO have drowned and his head and
body are badly bruised. As all his money
was gone and valuable ring. as well,
there is strong impression that no had
been foully dealt with.
reunion OF ex-prisoners OF war took
place in Owosso on the 18th inst The fol
lowing officers were octed for the ensu
ing year: President w. II. Beesley, Itha
ga; president, l.. G. Mead, ovid sec
ond vice president, l.. j. Barnard Ithaca :;
chaplain j. ). Preston, Lyons. The next
meeting Will be held at Ithaca.
The university attendance is now ,5O7,
against LAO for tho corresponding date
iast year, divided as follow, Literary de
partmeut Gji: medical, POS; law, 2ll;
dental. los; pharmacy 81; homeopathic
tl. The attendance viii reach T. $50 TO date.
The increase in the literary department is
-, pharmacy, .; dontal ~ and homeo-
pathy,
Under law enacted at the last legisla.
ture, keeping a house of illlame, or solic.
itne girls or women TO enter slch house
for purposes OF prostitution is no longer
a simple mislemeanor but is felony
punished 10y term in state prison not
exceeding five years, or by fine not ex-
ccc5ng $1,000, or both such fine and i'm
prisonment
Prof ". H. Payne has accepted the
chancoNorship of the university of Nash
Vile, Tenn, and president OF the state
normal school, which form. al present the
literary department of the university
lie vii. continue his classes at the uniyer
sity in Ann Arbor until February, when
he enters upon active dutio, in las new
field Of labor.
Whlle clearing out dram ON his place
near Lexington, J. IL. Thompson discov-
cred a bed of limestone rock. Mr.. 1homp-
son took ont perhaps n cord { is in lay
ers OF five or six niche, in thickness, and
from one and one-half TO two feet in
width, and two and one-haIf 10 four feet
in length he has not yet developed it
sufficiently TO know the extent OF the de-
post.
Gov Luce appointed the following dele
gates 10 the national farmers convention.
TO be held at Chicago November 1918:
Geo. A. Russell, Girarl; Anderson Camp
bell, Ann Arior; ihi'o Parsons, Detroit;
a. ID. Patti Ip>ilanti: \. c. Towne,
lraircylle, Jason W Goldman. Paw Paw;
IT, Cay ord Holt, Cascade; g. NJ. Trow-
bridge Pontiac; ami II. G. Sherwood,
" ..erv-ict
The teeth of mastodon have been
found CA tie farm of y chola, Dcmary,
situated seven miles northeast of Alma.
One, apparently a lower tooth, measured
axi inches acros, the top, that is where it
apparently set against the upper tooth.
some of the teeth are perfect and glossy,
the enamc, having been Well preserved,
although tho bones of tho animal are very
much dccayei,
Co. b. Forty fourth illinois Infantry,
which was raised in Coldwater, held its
first reunion in that city on the 18th inst.
Twenty five were present. Officers were
elected as follows; President, Israel J..
Convey, Muskegon; secretary, BENZ. f.
Ralph, Coldwater; treasurer, p. Cav
anaush, Coldwater; executive committee,
Il. =. Daniels, J. {. Dubeudorf w. S.
j oles Coldwater.
The alarming increase in the number Of
patients admitted 10 the asylum for the
insane from Kalamazoo county, is sub
ject which startleS the supervisors. This
item of expense alone is s. 29J.14. There
have been 80 insane people sent to the
asylum from that county since last Oct,
p have been sent away, six have been
turned over to the state, two have died,
and - are still under treatment.
The second annual reunion Of the First
Michigan engineers and mechanics Of the
late war was held in Representative hall
in Lansing on the 18th inst. over 200
members OF the regiment were present.
The officers elected were President VIM.
r. Innes, Grand Rapids, vice-president.
Garrett Manning, Tallahoma, Tenn. sec
rotary, Fayette Wyckoif, East Saginaw;
treasurer, Geo, J. Foster, Lansing.
The following changes have been made
at the university; Prof G. y. Jones has
been made professor Of applied mathemat-
les at salary Of g, POO and the executive
committee was given power TO appoint
two instructors in mathematics. Drs
Vaughan and Herdman have had their
salaries increased TO 5000. Vo!ney w.
Spaulding professor of botany, is gwen
the full salary OF 5000 and Secretary
Wade's salary has been increased to s. 200.
Joseph Allen, a convict in the Jackson
prison, committed suicide the other day,
10y stabbing himself. Allen and his son
were both convicted of murder in the
second degree in Van Buren, county over
IL years ago. The old man has for some
time been respondent, and few days be-
fore his death he had received letter from
his wife saying that his young daughter
had been run over by the cars, and this
added to his dependency, caused him to
take his life.
Frank Schiller, an aged German living
near Bowman, Mecosta county, went out
Il Il L.